Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5 Mini
Head to head on 23 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic | 1.35 | 65.3% | 1810elo | 79.9 | 32.4% | 87.5% | 33.6% | 56.6% | 78.4% | 80.0% | 76.1% | 63.9% | 77.7% | 86.5% | 86.4% | 67.7% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 50.1% | 77.1% | 53.0% | 51.5% | 75.7% | 87.1% | - | - | 47.2% | - | 47.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 1207elo | - | 51.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89.3 | 72.1% | - | - | - | - | - | 76.3 | - | - | - | - | 50.6% | 60.6% | - | - | - | - | 64.7% |
| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 1.7 | 60.2% | 1313elo | 56.2 | 27.2% | 82.8% | 21.5% | 75.4% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 66.9% | 9.0% | 43.0% | 39.0% | 75.2% | 33.3% | 14.2% | 68.4% | - | 0.0% | 90.7% | - | 0.0% | - | 1.13 | 0.0% | -0.15 | 20.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | - | 100.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 100.0% | 66.7% | - | 0.0% | - | 88.3% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 47.2% | 80.0% | - | 83.8% | 0.0% | 1.54 | 1.54 | 43.0% | 80.6% | 80.0% | 83.7% | - | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | 39.7% | 59.8% | 0.0% | - | 9.5% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 0.49 | - | - | 39.21 | 272.11 | 86.0% | 86.0% | 51.6% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Claude Sonnet 4.6 is an AI model from Anthropic. | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | Claude | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 17 Feb 2026 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Context | 1,000,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $3.00 | $0.25 |
| Output $/1M | $15.00 | $2.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.300 | $0.025 |
| Cache write $/1M | $3.750 | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | text, image, file |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Reported scores |
FAQ
- Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5 Mini better?
- Across the 23 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads on 20 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores 87.5% and GPT-5 Mini scores 82.8% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5 Mini?
- GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00 per million output tokens against $15.00 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 - about 7.5x.
- When were Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5 Mini released?
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released 17 Feb 2026 by Anthropic. GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.
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